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Community Colleges
Complaints Filed Against 4 Colleges Over Rapes
Women’s-rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations.
May 22, 2013
Community Colleges
Divided South Carolina State Trustees OK President’s $330K Pay
South Carolina State University trustees have offered new president Thomas Elzey a salary of $330,000 a year, but several trustees say that is too much money.
May 22, 2013
Community Colleges
Diverse Conversations: The Globalization of Higher Education
Odds are, your favorite institution has a department that serves as the international arm of the university, developing partnerships with countries and organizations around the world.
May 22, 2013
Home
Federal Report Highlights College Graduate Employment, Student Loan Debt
In The Condition of Education 2013, the National Center for Education Statistics documents that nearly 30 percent of 20- to 24-year-olds are neither employed nor attend school.
May 22, 2013
Home
TG Report Explores the Financial Ramifications of Transferring
The notion that beginning at a community college and transferring to a four-year university will significantly lower debt is called into question.
May 22, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Suspect in FAMU Hazing Death Files Written Plea
The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual said his client didn’t have to appear for an arraignment Tuesday because he’d already entered a written not guilty plea.
May 21, 2013
Community Colleges
California Bill Proposes Adding Community College Classes at Higher Cost
Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price tag.
May 21, 2013
Faculty & Staff
AAPI Researcher Accepts Endowed Chair Position at UCLA
Dr. Robert Teranishi, a leading scholar in the study of disparities among Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in higher education, will likely get a boost in his research as California has the nation’s largest AAPI population.
May 21, 2013
Students
Griner Interview Fuels Further Discussion of inclusion in College Sports
The WNBA’s top draft pick said in an interview with ESPN Magazine that, as a standout for Baylor University, she was encouraged not to discuss her sexuality, because it could hurt recruiting.
May 21, 2013
Faculty & Staff
University Presidents Say Elitism Can’t Be Part of Plans for Future
The presidents said it is paramount for institutional leaders to approach their jobs with the premise that the students admitted to their institutions will graduate.
May 21, 2013
Opinion
President Obama Sets Tone at Morehouse
The best commencement speech this week, by far, was the one delivered by President Obama at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
May 20, 2013
Sports
Federal Judge Weighs Fate of Corbett Suit vs. NCAA
Gov. Tom Corbett will learn within the next few weeks whether his federal lawsuit against the NCAA over the penalties handed down against Penn State will be allowed to continue, following a nearly two-hour hearing Monday in Harrisburg.
May 20, 2013
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Michigan Works to Get Some Inmates Higher Education
The Michigan Department of Corrections is working on several efforts to teach community college courses and vocational training in-house to a small number of inmates near parole.
May 20, 2013
African-American
Fisk University Begins ‘Renaissance’ With Revamped Board of Trustees
The historic institution has put more members with extensive business and financial experience in key positions as it seeks to preserve its accreditation.
May 20, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Meharry President Riley Takes Sudden Sabbatical
Meharry Medical College, training ground for many of the nation’s healthcare professionals of color in the last century, announced Monday that Dr. Wayne Riley, its popular president, had chosen immediately to go on sabbatical.
May 20, 2013
Students
Several Measures Needed to Help HBCUs Boost Retention, Graduation Rates
It is very important to have an assessment component to all of the initiatives that may be implemented to address the challenges that first-generation students face.
May 20, 2013
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Dayton Conference to Explore Diversity in Philosophy
Roughly 150 philosophers will gather at the University of Dayton next week, convening what will be the first ever diversity in philosophy conference to have the backing of the American Philosophical Association.
May 20, 2013
Students
Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Student Loan Refinance Plan
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education especially New Yorkers, who average nearly $30,000 in student debt.
May 19, 2013
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